Day One: Copenhagen Climate Summit

There are some delegates, particularly from developing countries such as India and China, who are hopeful their countries can make a contribution towards reaching global emissions targets.

But others have wondered how any bona fide negotiations can take place when delegates have ordered up big on high pollutant luxury items such as limousines.

And hanging over the whole process is the taint of the leaked emails, which undermined the cause of climate scientists by revealing their nasty streak.

It's only Day 1 but Australia has already earned itself the "distinction" of having an over-representation of sceptics in Copenhagen.

There is also chatter that the election of new Liberal leader, Tony Abbott who has said that man-made climate change is "crap" may fuel the sceptics at the conference.

The issue has been a hot one domestically for Australia in recent weeks, tearing apart the Liberal Party and prompting a blistering blog over the weekend from former party leader Malcolm Turnbull who criticised Tony Abbott for having no policy on climate change.

Meanwhile, in the UK, politicans are attempting to outgreen each other. Tory leader David Cameron has long alinged himself with the green cause, while British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has used the occasion of the summit to call for even deeper cuts to EU emissions.

Ninemsn will be keeping you updated with the Copenhagen Climate Summit over the next eleven days.